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Votes at a glance: key approvals and appointments at Canton Township meeting
Summary
Summary of motions and outcomes recorded during the Canton Township Board of Trustees meeting, including contract extensions, personnel actions, ordinance first reading and grant acceptance.
The following is a concise summary of motions, movers and outcomes taken during the Canton Township Board of Trustees meeting. Where the transcript recorded only a voice vote or general approval, the entry notes that numeric tallies were not provided.
- Appoint Treasurer Diane Slavens president pro tem for the meeting — Moved by Trustee Foster; supported by Trustee Borninski; outcome: approved (voice vote).
- Adopt agenda as presented — Moved by Clerk Seacrest; supported by Trustee Ganguly; outcome: approved (voice vote).
- Adopt consent calendar (items C1–C11, including vehicle purchases, FOIA software renewal, MDOT/Wayne County permits, security camera work and Fishbeck LLC additional funds) — Moved by Clerk Seacrest; supported by Trustee Borninski; outcome: approved (voice vote).
- Award 3‑year contract extension to Reliable Landscaping Inc. for mowing and lawn maintenance (2025–2028) at an amount not to exceed $51,323 per year including $2,500 contingency; proposed 3% increase over 2021 pricing — Moved by Clerk Seacrest; supported by Trustee Ganguly; outcome: approved (voice vote).
- Add Therapeutic Recreation Junior Program Leader to part‑time wage scale (level 1) for ages 16–17 — Moved by Clerk Seacrest; supported by Trustee Foster; outcome: approved (voice vote).
- Create and fill new Clerk 4 / Secretary 4 position in the Police Department (TPOAM union position); funds included in 2025 police budget — Moved by Clerk Seacrest; supported by Trustee Ganguly; outcome: approved (voice vote).
- Introduce and hold first reading of amendments to Chapter 74 (Utilities), Article 4 — Sewer Use and Industrial Waste Pretreatment Requirements for users discharging to YCUA system (addresses SAL program and PFAS local limits) — Moved by Clerk Seacrest; supported by Trustee Foster; outcome: approved (motion to introduce and hold first reading carried by board vote).
- Approve Canton’s continued participation in the updated Western Wayne County Police Mutual Aid Agreement (updated October 24 document) — Moved by Clerk Seacrest; supported by Trustee Borninski; outcome: approved (voice vote).
- Accept Partnership for the Arts grant of $5,900 for expanded theater education programming in 2025; budget amendment approved. Treasurer/President Pro Tem Diane Slavens recused from the vote because she serves on the Partnership for the Arts board — Motion to accept and amend budget moved by Clerk Seacrest; supported by Trustee Foster; outcome: approved (voice vote with recusal recorded).
- Approve purchase order increase for 2025 bus transportation services with National Trails LLC: increase of $2,482 each for 2025 and 2026, for a total not to exceed $38,775 (prior purchase order amounts and 2024 expenditures discussed in staff remarks) — Moved by Clerk Seacrest; supported by Trustee Ganguly; outcome: approved (voice vote).
- Appoint Haris Ahmad to the Board of Ethics as the township board appointee to fill the vacancy — Moved by Clerk Seacrest; supported by Trustee Foster; outcome: approved (voice vote).
- Approve minutes (January 21 and January 28, 2025) and payment of bills — Motions moved and supported; outcome: approved (voice votes).
Notes: in many cases the transcript records only that “the ayes have it” or an uncounted voice vote; numeric roll‑call tallies were not provided in the audio transcript.
